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While erosion reveals historical artifacts, it also destabilizes the site, creating a difficult situation for preservationists.

A $2.5 million grant will fund wave attenuators to help rebuild the shoreline and protect the site.

The "living shoreline" project involves collaboration between cultural resources, UNC Wilmington, and the NC Division of Coastal Management.

Roughly 20 miles south of Wilmington on the Brunswick County side of the Cape Fear River sits a site that literally maps the history of the Cape Fear region.

From the Spanish to the British to the Confederacy to the Union, Brunswick Town / Fort Anderson showcases the rich tapestry of cultures and countries that have help sway over Southeastern North Carolina since the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verraz

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